Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 976 and we're going to multiply it by 250, essentially adding 976 to itself 250 times.
Step 1: 0 + 976 = 976
Step 2: 976 + 976 = 1952
Step 3: 1952 + 976 = 2928
Step 4: 2928 + 976 = 3904
Step 5: 3904 + 976 = 4880
Step 6: 4880 + 976 = 5856
Step 7: 5856 + 976 = 6832
Step 8: 6832 + 976 = 7808
Step 9: 7808 + 976 = 8784
Step 10: 8784 + 976 = 9760
Step 11: 9760 + 976 = 10736
Step 12: 10736 + 976 = 11712
Step 13: 11712 + 976 = 12688
Step 14: 12688 + 976 = 13664
Step 15: 13664 + 976 = 14640
Step 16: 14640 + 976 = 15616
Step 17: 15616 + 976 = 16592
Step 18: 16592 + 976 = 17568
Step 19: 17568 + 976 = 18544
Step 20: 18544 + 976 = 19520
Step 21: 19520 + 976 = 20496
Step 22: 20496 + 976 = 21472
Step 23: 21472 + 976 = 22448
Step 24: 22448 + 976 = 23424
Step 25: 23424 + 976 = 24400
Step 26: 24400 + 976 = 25376
Step 27: 25376 + 976 = 26352
Step 28: 26352 + 976 = 27328
Step 29: 27328 + 976 = 28304
Step 30: 28304 + 976 = 29280
Step 31: 29280 + 976 = 30256
Step 32: 30256 + 976 = 31232
Step 33: 31232 + 976 = 32208
Step 34: 32208 + 976 = 33184
Step 35: 33184 + 976 = 34160
Step 36: 34160 + 976 = 35136
Step 37: 35136 + 976 = 36112
Step 38: 36112 + 976 = 37088
Step 39: 37088 + 976 = 38064
Step 40: 38064 + 976 = 39040
Step 41: 39040 + 976 = 40016
Step 42: 40016 + 976 = 40992
Step 43: 40992 + 976 = 41968
Step 44: 41968 + 976 = 42944
Step 45: 42944 + 976 = 43920
Step 46: 43920 + 976 = 44896
Step 47: 44896 + 976 = 45872
Step 48: 45872 + 976 = 46848
Step 49: 46848 + 976 = 47824
Step 50: 47824 + 976 = 48800
Step 51: 48800 + 976 = 49776
Step 52: 49776 + 976 = 50752
Step 53: 50752 + 976 = 51728
Step 54: 51728 + 976 = 52704
Step 55: 52704 + 976 = 53680
Step 56: 53680 + 976 = 54656
Step 57: 54656 + 976 = 55632
Step 58: 55632 + 976 = 56608
Step 59: 56608 + 976 = 57584
Step 60: 57584 + 976 = 58560
Step 61: 58560 + 976 = 59536
Step 62: 59536 + 976 = 60512
Step 63: 60512 + 976 = 61488
Step 64: 61488 + 976 = 62464
Step 65: 62464 + 976 = 63440
Step 66: 63440 + 976 = 64416
Step 67: 64416 + 976 = 65392
Step 68: 65392 + 976 = 66368
Step 69: 66368 + 976 = 67344
Step 70: 67344 + 976 = 68320
Step 71: 68320 + 976 = 69296
Step 72: 69296 + 976 = 70272
Step 73: 70272 + 976 = 71248
Step 74: 71248 + 976 = 72224
Step 75: 72224 + 976 = 73200
Step 76: 73200 + 976 = 74176
Step 77: 74176 + 976 = 75152
Step 78: 75152 + 976 = 76128
Step 79: 76128 + 976 = 77104
Step 80: 77104 + 976 = 78080
Step 81: 78080 + 976 = 79056
Step 82: 79056 + 976 = 80032
Step 83: 80032 + 976 = 81008
Step 84: 81008 + 976 = 81984
Step 85: 81984 + 976 = 82960
Step 86: 82960 + 976 = 83936
Step 87: 83936 + 976 = 84912
Step 88: 84912 + 976 = 85888
Step 89: 85888 + 976 = 86864
Step 90: 86864 + 976 = 87840
Step 91: 87840 + 976 = 88816
Step 92: 88816 + 976 = 89792
Step 93: 89792 + 976 = 90768
Step 94: 90768 + 976 = 91744
Step 95: 91744 + 976 = 92720
Step 96: 92720 + 976 = 93696
Step 97: 93696 + 976 = 94672
Step 98: 94672 + 976 = 95648
Step 99: 95648 + 976 = 96624
Step 100: 96624 + 976 = 97600
Step 101: 97600 + 976 = 98576
Step 102: 98576 + 976 = 99552
Step 103: 99552 + 976 = 100528
Step 104: 100528 + 976 = 101504
Step 105: 101504 + 976 = 102480
Step 106: 102480 + 976 = 103456
Step 107: 103456 + 976 = 104432
Step 108: 104432 + 976 = 105408
Step 109: 105408 + 976 = 106384
Step 110: 106384 + 976 = 107360
Step 111: 107360 + 976 = 108336
Step 112: 108336 + 976 = 109312
Step 113: 109312 + 976 = 110288
Step 114: 110288 + 976 = 111264
Step 115: 111264 + 976 = 112240
Step 116: 112240 + 976 = 113216
Step 117: 113216 + 976 = 114192
Step 118: 114192 + 976 = 115168
Step 119: 115168 + 976 = 116144
Step 120: 116144 + 976 = 117120
Step 121: 117120 + 976 = 118096
Step 122: 118096 + 976 = 119072
Step 123: 119072 + 976 = 120048
Step 124: 120048 + 976 = 121024
Step 125: 121024 + 976 = 122000
Step 126: 122000 + 976 = 122976
Step 127: 122976 + 976 = 123952
Step 128: 123952 + 976 = 124928
Step 129: 124928 + 976 = 125904
Step 130: 125904 + 976 = 126880
Step 131: 126880 + 976 = 127856
Step 132: 127856 + 976 = 128832
Step 133: 128832 + 976 = 129808
Step 134: 129808 + 976 = 130784
Step 135: 130784 + 976 = 131760
Step 136: 131760 + 976 = 132736
Step 137: 132736 + 976 = 133712
Step 138: 133712 + 976 = 134688
Step 139: 134688 + 976 = 135664
Step 140: 135664 + 976 = 136640
Step 141: 136640 + 976 = 137616
Step 142: 137616 + 976 = 138592
Step 143: 138592 + 976 = 139568
Step 144: 139568 + 976 = 140544
Step 145: 140544 + 976 = 141520
Step 146: 141520 + 976 = 142496
Step 147: 142496 + 976 = 143472
Step 148: 143472 + 976 = 144448
Step 149: 144448 + 976 = 145424
Step 150: 145424 + 976 = 146400
Step 151: 146400 + 976 = 147376
Step 152: 147376 + 976 = 148352
Step 153: 148352 + 976 = 149328
Step 154: 149328 + 976 = 150304
Step 155: 150304 + 976 = 151280
Step 156: 151280 + 976 = 152256
Step 157: 152256 + 976 = 153232
Step 158: 153232 + 976 = 154208
Step 159: 154208 + 976 = 155184
Step 160: 155184 + 976 = 156160
Step 161: 156160 + 976 = 157136
Step 162: 157136 + 976 = 158112
Step 163: 158112 + 976 = 159088
Step 164: 159088 + 976 = 160064
Step 165: 160064 + 976 = 161040
Step 166: 161040 + 976 = 162016
Step 167: 162016 + 976 = 162992
Step 168: 162992 + 976 = 163968
Step 169: 163968 + 976 = 164944
Step 170: 164944 + 976 = 165920
Step 171: 165920 + 976 = 166896
Step 172: 166896 + 976 = 167872
Step 173: 167872 + 976 = 168848
Step 174: 168848 + 976 = 169824
Step 175: 169824 + 976 = 170800
Step 176: 170800 + 976 = 171776
Step 177: 171776 + 976 = 172752
Step 178: 172752 + 976 = 173728
Step 179: 173728 + 976 = 174704
Step 180: 174704 + 976 = 175680
Step 181: 175680 + 976 = 176656
Step 182: 176656 + 976 = 177632
Step 183: 177632 + 976 = 178608
Step 184: 178608 + 976 = 179584
Step 185: 179584 + 976 = 180560
Step 186: 180560 + 976 = 181536
Step 187: 181536 + 976 = 182512
Step 188: 182512 + 976 = 183488
Step 189: 183488 + 976 = 184464
Step 190: 184464 + 976 = 185440
Step 191: 185440 + 976 = 186416
Step 192: 186416 + 976 = 187392
Step 193: 187392 + 976 = 188368
Step 194: 188368 + 976 = 189344
Step 195: 189344 + 976 = 190320
Step 196: 190320 + 976 = 191296
Step 197: 191296 + 976 = 192272
Step 198: 192272 + 976 = 193248
Step 199: 193248 + 976 = 194224
Step 200: 194224 + 976 = 195200
Step 201: 195200 + 976 = 196176
Step 202: 196176 + 976 = 197152
Step 203: 197152 + 976 = 198128
Step 204: 198128 + 976 = 199104
Step 205: 199104 + 976 = 200080
Step 206: 200080 + 976 = 201056
Step 207: 201056 + 976 = 202032
Step 208: 202032 + 976 = 203008
Step 209: 203008 + 976 = 203984
Step 210: 203984 + 976 = 204960
Step 211: 204960 + 976 = 205936
Step 212: 205936 + 976 = 206912
Step 213: 206912 + 976 = 207888
Step 214: 207888 + 976 = 208864
Step 215: 208864 + 976 = 209840
Step 216: 209840 + 976 = 210816
Step 217: 210816 + 976 = 211792
Step 218: 211792 + 976 = 212768
Step 219: 212768 + 976 = 213744
Step 220: 213744 + 976 = 214720
Step 221: 214720 + 976 = 215696
Step 222: 215696 + 976 = 216672
Step 223: 216672 + 976 = 217648
Step 224: 217648 + 976 = 218624
Step 225: 218624 + 976 = 219600
Step 226: 219600 + 976 = 220576
Step 227: 220576 + 976 = 221552
Step 228: 221552 + 976 = 222528
Step 229: 222528 + 976 = 223504
Step 230: 223504 + 976 = 224480
Step 231: 224480 + 976 = 225456
Step 232: 225456 + 976 = 226432
Step 233: 226432 + 976 = 227408
Step 234: 227408 + 976 = 228384
Step 235: 228384 + 976 = 229360
Step 236: 229360 + 976 = 230336
Step 237: 230336 + 976 = 231312
Step 238: 231312 + 976 = 232288
Step 239: 232288 + 976 = 233264
Step 240: 233264 + 976 = 234240
Step 241: 234240 + 976 = 235216
Step 242: 235216 + 976 = 236192
Step 243: 236192 + 976 = 237168
Step 244: 237168 + 976 = 238144
Step 245: 238144 + 976 = 239120
Step 246: 239120 + 976 = 240096
Step 247: 240096 + 976 = 241072
Step 248: 241072 + 976 = 242048
Step 249: 242048 + 976 = 243024
Step 250: 243024 + 976 = 244000

So, 976*250 = 244000